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Recognised as Colour

#B455F0

  • #B455F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B455F0 is a violet with RGB values 180, 85, 240 and HSL 277°, 84%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B455F0#B455F0
HEX#B455F0
RGBrgb(180, 85, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3333, 0.9412
RGB percentages70.6%, 33.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(276.8, 83.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 64.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK25%, 64.6%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,818,480
CSS custom property--colour: #B455F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#4BAA0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D84ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC759Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91F055
Analogous#6655F0, #F055DF
Triadic#F0B455, #55F0B4
Split complementary#DEF055, #55F067
Tetradic#F06755, #91F055, #55DFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E2FC
Lighter +20%#DDB3F8
Lighter +10%#C984F4
Darker −10%#9F26EC
Darker −20%#8512CD
Darker −30%#660E9E
Darker −40%#480A6F
More saturated +25%#B746FF
Less saturated −25%#AF6CD9

Channel breakdown

R180
G85
B240
Red180 (70.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue276.77°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 55 · B F0

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